Linguistics

Department Chair: Alexandra Jaffe

Department Office: PSY 114

Linguistics Department Telephone / FAX: (562) 985‑5792 / (562) 985-2593
Website: http://www.cla.csulb.edu/departments/linguistics/

LING Faculty: Rebekha J. Abbuhl, Michael B. Ahland, John Attinasi (Emeritus), Michael J. Fender, Malcolm A. Finney, Nancy Hall, Sarvenaz Hatami, Robert M. Hertz (Emeritus), Alexandra M. Jaffe, Wendy Klein, Lorraine E. Kumpf (Emeritus), Barbara LeMaster, Xiaoping Liang (Emeritus), Carol D. Lord (Emeritus), Wanette Reynolds

Advisors:
Undergraduate: Nancy Hall
Graduate: Rebekha J. Abbuhl

Linguistics Department Administrative Coordinator: Gabriele Anton

ASLD:

Director: Barbara LeMaster

Program Office: LAB 317

Telephone: (562) 985-5037

Website: http://cla.csulb.edu/programs/asld/

Faculty: Barbara LeMaster, Wanette Reynolds,

Advisor: Barbara LeMaster

Administrative Coordinator and Lead Interpreter: Catherine Calen

Career Possibilities

English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher • Computational Linguist • Bilingual Education Teacher • Intelligence Specialist • Researcher • Teacher • Linguist • Foreign Service Officer • Peace Corps Worker • Librarian • Interpreter • Immigration Officer • Lawyer • Philologist • Writer • Editor • Consultant (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see www.careers.csulb.edu.) Various entry-level positions in business and industry are available for graduates regardless of academic discipline.

Introduction

The department offers an undergraduate major and minor in Linguistics, a major and minor in ASLD, an undergraduate minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and the MA with four options; TESOL, General, Language and Culture and Special.

Students desiring general information should contact the department office. Advisors are available for individual appointments during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Programs

• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf Culture, ASL - English Interpreting Option, B.A.
• American Sign Language Linguistics and Deaf Culture, B.A.
• Linguistics, B.A.

• Linguistics, General Linguistics Option, M.A.
• Linguistics, Language and Culture Option, M.A.
• Linguistics, Special Concentration, M.A.
• Linguistics, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Option, M.A.

• American Sign Language (ASL) and American Deaf Culture Minor
• Linguistics Minor
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Minor

• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Certificate